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Jacksonville business owner under investigation got free land from the city after it implemented new vetting process
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The failure of the city of Jacksonville’s Surplus Property Donation Program is raising a lot of questions. After an Inspector General report revealed that 95% of the people who got free land to build affordable homes never did, the News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into who the grantees are.
Blue Angels, Patty Wagstaff on 2024 Jacksonville air show schedule
Plenty of people in Jacksonville already know what they're doing on the third weekend of October. That's when the NAS Jax Air Show comes to town with high-flying aerobatic aviators, parachute teams and the Blue Angels. Here's what we know about this year's air show. When is Jacksonville's air show...
‘We are really serious about it:’ Thousands of Jacksonville residents are waiting for recycling bins
Thousands of people have no recycling bins in Jacksonville. With more and more people moving to Jacksonville, city leaders said they have requested additional funding to buy more recycling bins. Meanwhile, the demand for new or replacement bins is causing a backlog.
Arizona is so hot right now people are getting second-degree burns by falling on sidewalks and roads
SEATTLE - As scorching-high temperatures keep on hitting most of the United States, people in some of the hottest places are now at an increased risk of serious contact burns. Playgrounds, roads and even sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree and third-degree burns. In some cases they could even be fatal, according to experts.
The Main Street Bridge at 83 years old. See throwback photos here.
Downtown's Main Street Bridge is the second oldest bridge in Jacksonville after the Acosta (original name: the St. Johns River Bridge). The Acosta, though, has been torn down and rebuilt, while the Main Street Bridge still looks as pretty as did when it opened in 1941. It's a lift bridge...
Jacksonville Fairgrounds locations could become new UF campus after move to Westside
Millions of dollars proposed in Mayor Donna Deegan’s budget guarantees the Jacksonville Fairgrounds will move to the westside, but what will take its place is still up in the air.
My 9 Favorite Neighborhoods in Jacksonville
An architecturally diverse neighborhood with trendy restaurants and businesses and vintage charm. 📍 Google Maps | School Districts: Duval County Public Schools | 👉 Best Hotel for Your Scouting Trip: Residence Inn by Marriott Jacksonville Downtown. Riverside Avondale is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Jacksonville, listed in...
Local Governments Spending Millions on Homeless Problem, But Taxpayers Not Happy
As local governments start laying out proposed budgets for the upcoming year, millions of dollars will be spent on the homeless problems many Florida communities are dealing with. Last year, Jacksonville Democratic Mayor Donna Deegan and the local city council approved $3.1 million to address the city’s homeless problem. This...
Former shipyard could be redeveloped on Intracoastal
A former shipyard along the Intracoastal Waterway at Atlantic Boulevard would become a mixed-use development with multifamily units, a hotel, a waterside restaurant and marina with public access under a rezoning request and land use map amendment approved this week by a Jacksonville City Council committee. The Land Use and...
These areas of Jacksonville with lower life expectancy rates could get millions from new city budget
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Coast News is taking a closer look at where $150 million of taxpayer money could go in Jacksonville with the goal of improving lives. Mayor Donna Deegan wants to invest in areas of the city where, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy is about 10 years lower. This includes parts of Jacksonville's Northside and Westside in Districts 8, 9 and 10.
Organizations helping people experiencing homelessness react to Florida public sleeping ban
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two community organizations are hoping the new outdoor sleeping ban will make sure all people experiencing homelessness are taken care of. Glenda McCollors McLendon is with the Chef Harvey Foundation. It’s a place she says people who are experiencing homelessness will soon be able to go to get help.
Long-awaited widening begins on Old Middleburg Road
It’s about time, says Bo Cooner, as traffic buzzes by his subdivision off Old Middleburg Road. Twenty-four years ago, the Better Jacksonville Plan set aside money to widen the two-lane road to four lanes from 103rd Street to Argyle Forest Boulevard — but the work remained a line on a project list.
Jacksonville leaders creating plan for homeless ahead of statewide ban on public sleeping
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The City of Jacksonville is coming up with a plan to address where its homeless population will go, as a new state law is set to take effect in October that bans people from sleeping outside. Hundreds of unsheltered people will be impacted by this law.
‘Gross abuse:’ Jacksonville IG report finds solid waste employee got $120K of overtime in a year
One City of Jacksonville Division of Solid Waste employee made $120,000 in overtime in just one year, according to a new Inspector General’s report released Tuesday.
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